The Zambian mole-rat (Fukomys amatus) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is found in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Cryptomys hottentotus.[1]
| Zambian mole-rat[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Bathyergidae |
| Genus: | Fukomys |
| Species: | F. amatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Fukomys amatus (Wroughton, 1907)
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| Synonyms | |
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Cryptomys hottentotus amatus | |
References
edit- ^ a b Woods, C.A.; Kilpatrick, C.W. (2005). "Infraorder Hystricognathi". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1538–1600. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.1538-1600&rft.edition=3rd&rft.pub=Johns Hopkins University Press&rft.date=2005&rft_id=info:oclcnum/62265494&rft.isbn=978-0-8018-8221-0&rft.aulast=Woods&rft.aufirst=C.A.&rft.au=Kilpatrick, C.W.&rft_id=http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13400008&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Zambian mole-rat" class="Z3988">
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